Victoria Hall is a prominent concert hall housed in a majestic neoclassical building. This historic venue is celebrated for its exceptional acoustics, making it a favored destination for music enthusiasts. While occasionally featuring other musical genres, Victoria Hall remains predominantly dedicated to the world of classical music.
Under the direction of conductor Liu Cha, the China National Traditional Orchestra presents a program that spans orchestral suites and intimate concertos. Soloists Li Chao (erhu), Zhang Jiali (guanzi) and Dong Xiaolin (pipa) bring virtuosic lyricism to works by Liu Tianhua, Tan Dun and Guo Wenjing, among others. Textures shift between shimmering plucked strings, piercing wind colors and resonant percussion, creating a ritual, cinematic sound world. The evening traces tradition and modernity through instrumental dialogue and vivid sonic contrasts.
The Sunday Concerts at Victoria Hall introduce an inclusive project that brings together the Geneva Chamber Orchestra and the Ensemble Contrechamps, conducted by Aurélien Chappuis. In their debut collaboration, they offer a joyful and original program with compositions by Simon Aeschimann, texts by Aurélien Chappuis, alongside works from Schubert and Mozart. This project is designed to provide a shared, inclusive, and emotional musical experience for all.
Join the OSR for a delightful family concert that introduces Mozart with humor and storytelling. Led by Zofia Kiniorska, featuring Annia Losey on oboe and narrator Marion Fontana, the orchestra performs excerpts from “The Magic Flute,” “Don Giovanni,” and the “Rondo alla turca,” among others. Designed to captivate children aged 7 and up while enchanting adults, this hour-long event promises lively music filled with joy and discovery.
Laurent Gay’s anniversary concert, marking his fifteen years at HEM, promises a romantically charged evening featuring the HEM Orchestra, conducted by Gay himself, along with soprano Clémence Tilquin. The program showcases Richard Strauss’s “Six Lieder” and Anton Bruckner’s “Symphony No. 4.” This event highlights a passionate fusion of voice and orchestra while celebrating nearly thirty of Laurent Gay’s original works.
Tamino brings a haunting, intimate voice to a set that blends folk and alternative rock with echoes of the Middle East. His performance centers on introspective, poetic songs about love, solitude and identity, delivered with discreet charm, elegance and a magnetic presence. Drawing lines from Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen and Radiohead, he shapes spacious arrangements that leave room for fragile melodies and resonant textures. Presented as part of Festival Antigel, the concert favours atmosphere and emotional clarity.
Tenor Ramë Lahaj offers an evening recital presented by the Consulate General of Kosovo to mark the 18th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence. The programme is currently being finalised. The performance focuses on vocal expression and narrative, alternating moments of intimate lyricism and more expansive declamation. The atmosphere is reflective and celebratory, balancing solemnity with warm musical eloquence to honour the occasion.
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